> I have a lot of interest in learning about historical issues that are not necessarily commonplace 'in the West' but zero interest in learning it from armchair

> I have a lot of interest in learning about historical issues that are not necessarily commonplace 'in the West' but zero interest in learning it from armchair hacks who 'spin' ideas and misrepresent facts. Part of reading is understand the author's intent. The purpose of this piece was not to document historical fact, and the author explained as much in simple and up-front language. So if you're trying to "learn about historical issues" from this, aside from issues of historiography, that's your failure as a reader.